Re: tftp

[Mike Burger <mburger bubbanfriends org>]

We had this problem with RH 7.0 and 7.1.

What you need to do is downgrade from tftp-server-0.17-5 to 
tftp-server-0.16-5.  There's a bug in 0.17-5 that prevents uploading.  You 
might also try getting a newer version...rpmfind.net has a number of 
updated tftp-server packages.

On Thu, 30 May 2002, madhvi wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I have Redhat Seawolf 7.1 running on a fileserver.  
> 
> Two Extreme switches are uploading their configuration daily onto a Windows server ( on which Pumpkin-TFTP server) has been installed.
> 
> I am working on the task of making the fileserver a tftp server .
> 
> On the Linux server, 
> [root SA01 /root]# rpm -q tftp
> tftp-0.17-9
> 
> I have created a tftp file in /etc/xinetd.d with the following contents 
> # tftp service -attempt to configure
> service tftp
> {
>         disable = no
>         socket_type             = dgram 
>         wait                    = no
>         user                    = root
>         protocol                = udp 
>         server                  = /usr/sbin/tcpd
>         server_args             = -l -a
>         log_on_success          += DURATION USERID
>         log_on_failure          += USERID
>         nice                    = 10
> }
> and restarted xinetd with command " service xinetd restart" 
> 
> An additional service is being run ( when I look at the messages file in /var/log
> 
> However, how do i specify where the TFTP filesystem root(download path) is ?
> 
> Also when I try to upload a file from the fileserver to a windows TFTP server 
> 
> e.g
> put filename, I get message : timed out 
> 
> and on the Windows TFTP server , the following error mesasge is obtained
> 
> transmission of filename is timed out
> transfer of filename is aborted.
> 
> thanks for the help
> madhvi
> 
>